Hilary shares about her new travel business, Yūgen Earthside! We hear about how her business started, what they offer, and her passion for sustainable travel.
Travel Story - Sustainable Travel (Yūgen Earthside)
- 3 pillars of the company:
- Taking care of the environment
- Preserving the local cultures & societies
- Promoting the local economy
- Keeping money in the destination you’re visiting
- Yūgen - Japanese for an awareness of the universe that triggers an emotional response too deep and powerful to describe
- A booking platform like Kayak or Booking.com
- Trips from different tour operators who align with the pillars of Yūgen Earthside
- All small group trips (10 - 12 people)
- Tourism Dispersal
- Spreading out where tourists go and where they spend their money
- If you could take us with you for one part of your trip, what would that be and why?
- One of the small group trips in Eurasia (e.g., Kyrgyzstan)
- What’s your next trip?
- Do you have any travel questions for us?
- What bucket list items have you been able to check off?
- Ryan - Northern Lights in Iceland, Total Solar Eclipse in Australia
- Cheryl - Eating thru New Orleans - but wants to go everywhere!
- Where’s the first place you want to travel post COVID
- Cheryl - Christmas markets in Germany (honeymoon plan A)
- Ryan - none planned :(
Wish You Were Here
Cheryl: The Madison Diner, Bainbridge Island, WA
Hilary: Les Machines de L'île, Nantes, France
Ryan: The Zytglogge, Bern, Switzerland
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